Monument record BRD 018 - Staunch Meadow; Chequer Meadow (Rom)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7794 8658 (413m by 263m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78NE |
| Civil Parish | BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Middle Saxon Occupation on Chequer Meadow (S3).
Circa 1953: Coin of Trajan from TL 7794 8653, found by H Adams, 2 Town Street, Brandon (S1)(R1). Formerly recorded as BRD 015.
Pre 1977: Material collected fieldwalking by Brandon History Society, from molehills etc, included 8 Rom coarse ware sherds (S2).
1980-1988: Further Rom finds located during excavation of MSax site, include coins, pottery & tile, the great majority of which appears to relate to Saxon rather than Rom occupation, i.e. Rom tiles used in Sax hearths etc. Details in excavation archive (R2).
Excavation ongoing in 1988.
Full report expected 2013.
Also Mes, Neo, BA, IA, Sax, Med, PMed & Un.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <M1> SSF37122 (No record type): Excavation archive:.
- <R1> SSF4156 (No record type): Correspondents 6 inch map, Lady G Briscoe entry, 15 March 1953.
- <S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL78NE6.
- <S2> SSF19126 (No record type): SAU, Carr R D, site report, December 1977.
- <M2> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: site report.
- <R2> SSF6198 Excavation archive: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 1989. Staunch Meadow, Brandon. Excavation archive.
- <M3> SSF37124 (No record type): SAM file:.
- <S3> SSF5242 Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
- <S4> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S11> SSF59346 Monograph: Tester, A., Anderson, S., Riddler, I. and Carr, R.. 2014. Staunch Meadow, Brandon, Suffolk. A High Status Middle Saxon Settlement on the Fen Edge.
Finds (9)
- FSF5892: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF5893: COIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF5894: POTTERY OXFORD (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF5895: POTTERY SAMIAN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF5896: FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF5897: BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF5898: BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF5899: DISC BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF5900: PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
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Record last edited
Mar 31 2023 12:20PM